As we gear up for Thanksgiving week, Angie and I want to let you know we are grateful that you are a member of our Club. Thank you for the ways in which you contribute to our community.

We had a successful Youth Appreciation Week! The movie, luncheon and bowling were all well attended. Thanks to all who helped to chaperone and who attended the luncheon.

Tuesday’s meeting (Nov. 22) will feature guest speaker Dr. Greg Cook focusing on the importance of a liberal education at UW-Whitewater. Next week (Nov. 29), we will be stuffing goodie bags for Breakfast with Santa and hearing from our Optimist interns.

If you haven’t had a chance to sign up for Breakfast with Santa, please check out the online list Lanora sent out. We are happy to announce that James Lanouette has agreed to be Santa this year—yeah! We are also pleased that Brenda will serve as Mrs. Claus and that Jim M. will serve as Frosty!

As I mentioned at the meeting last week, we will go caroling at Fairhaven on December 9 at 4:30pm, have our “Gifts with a Meaning” and Mitten Tree on December 13, and gift wrapping for the Whitewater Food Pantry on December 19 from 4:00pm-6:30pm at the Old Armory.

Lastly, Therese reminded us last week that she is starting to look for judges and essay readers for the Academic Decathlon. The competition is set for Friday, January 6. Please email her if you are interested and available.

That’s it for this week. Hope to see some of you at the meeting on Tuesday.

Our meeting this week will be Tuesday evening, August 23, at 5:00pm at Jessica’s Restaurant. Items on the agenda include:

Sharing the plaque I accepted yesterday at the “Golf Fore! Whitewater Kids” on behalf of the club from the Whitewater Unified School District as 2016 “Friend of Whitewater Kids.”

Meeting our two new UW-W student interns for fall 2016.

Collecting the last of the NFL Crazr raffle tickets.

Selling the last of the NFL Crazr raffle tickets?

Review the discussion at the Exec Board meeting on August 9 regarding plans for the 2016 Installation Banquet.

Review the Trivia Night planning meetings held this summer.

Other topics any of you have for discussion.

The proposed slate of officers and board members for 2016-17, listed below, was voted on by email and/or in-person last week. As announced in last Monday’s email, all voting ended at the Tuesday, August 16 meeting. There were 12 voted cast by club members, 5 by email and 7 in person. All 12 votes that were cast by club members were in favor of the slate of officers!! Therefore, meet your club executive board for 2016-17.

Co-Presidents: Angie Alesci & Kim Adams

Vice-President: Lanora Heim

Secretary: Jan Olson

Treasurer(s): Kate & Ken Ksobiech

Immediate Past President: Dave Halbach

Board Members: Linda Kinson, Susan Hiscox, and Joyce Hutchison.

President Elect for 2017-18: To be determined. (Nominations are open for this position)

Thanks to members above for agreeing to be the leadership team for 2016-17.

Current events needing helpers:

NFL “FUND CRAZR” RAFFLE TICKETS!!Please return any money for sold tickets, ticket stubs, and any unsold tickets to me ASAP! All sold ticket stubs, money, and unsold tickets must be returned to the SWIS District before August 28.

Warhawk Football Ticket Taking. There are still a few time slots (two?) needing workers. Check the Google spreadsheet, “2016 Football Ticket Taking,” for the last few remaining slots. Hopefully, you can use the link in the spreadsheet title in the previous sentence to edit the spreadsheet and add you name in the appropriate cells. If you have trouble entering your name, let me know and I’ll help.

*** Do you have a topic you would like to present to the club? Do you know someone who could speak to the club? Job related? Travel related? Sports related? Youth related? Let me know if you, or someone you know, would like to present. See the dates below where we need speakers. ***

>>> Note that our installation banquet will be MONDAY, September 26. <<<

We had a nice gathering of members last Tuesday, August 16 for our noon meeting. Our presenter was Tracy Wilson regarding “Working for Whitewater’s Wellness.” You can learn more at the W3 web site.

There will NOT be a club meeting next Tuesday, August 30.

Dates for upcoming club meetings and events:

September 3, 10, & 24; football ticket taking

September 6, NO MEETING!

September 13, Exec Board meeting.

September 20, 12:00pm, speakers will be Mark Elworthy (New School District Administrator) and Nathan Jaeger (Business Manager) re: the upcoming referendum.

September 26; Annual Banquet

October 4, 12:00pm, speaker will be Kevin Bullis, Warhawk Football coach.

Once the officers/board members for 2016-17 are voted on, an announcement will be sent out through the various community publicity channels announcing the board and that the club is continuing to serve the community AND that the club welcomes new members.

Current events needing helpers:

NFL “FUND CRAZR” RAFFLE TICKETS!! We are now selling the final 13 of 200 total tickets for this year’s NFL Fund Crazr raffle.

Please return any money for sold tickets, ticket stubs, and any unsold tickets to me by August 18! If you can’t sell all the tickets you presently have, I will be able to give them to other club members who have “sold out” their own set(s) of tickets. All sold ticket stubs and unsold tickets must be returned to the SWIS District before August 28. Selling 200 tickets will probably net the club $2,400. If you haven’t bought one for yourself yet, contact me to do so. There are about 10 club members who could simply buy one ticket each and we would be out of tickets.

Warhawk Football Ticket Taking. There are still some time slot needing workers. Check the Google spreadsheet, “2016 Football Ticket Taking,” for the last few remaining slots. Hopefully, you can use the link in the spreadsheet title in the previous sentence to edit the spreadsheet and add you name in the appropriate cells. If you have trouble entering your name, let me know and I’ll help.

Do you have a topic you would like to present to the club? Do you know someone who could speak to the club? Job related? Travel related? Sports related? Youth related? Let me know if you, or someone you know, would like to present. See the dates below where we need speakers.

Note that our installation banquet will be MONDAY, September 26.

Dates for upcoming club meetings and events:

August 16, 12:00pm, speaker will be Tracy Wilson re: What W3 is doing.

The Exec Board will be meeting tomorrow, Tuesday, August 9 at 12 Noon. Let me know if you have any agenda items you would like to add.

Our next general member meeting will be next week, Tuesday August 16 at 12 Noon, in UC 261. Our speaker with be Traci Wilson, updating us about W3 (Working for Whitewater’s Wellness).

Current events needing helpers:

NFL “FUND CRAZR” RAFFLE TICKETS!! We are now selling the final 13 of 200 total tickets for this year’s NFL Fund Crazr raffle. Please return any money for sold tickets, ticket stubs, and any unsold tickets to me by August 18! If you can’t sell all the tickets you presently have, I will be able to give them to other club members who have “sold out” their own set(s) of tickets. All sold ticket stubs and unsold tickets must be returned to the SWIS District before August 28. Selling 200 tickets will probably net the club $2,400. If you haven’t bought one for yourself yet, contact me to do so. There are about 10 club members who could simply buy one ticket each and we would be out of tickets.

Warhawk Football Ticket Taking. There are still some time slot needing workers. If you have trouble entering your name, let me know and I’ll help.

Do you have a topic you would like to present to the club? Do you know someone who could speak to the club. Job related? Travel related? Sports related? Youth related? Let me know if you, or someone you know, would like to present. See the dates below where we need speakers.

Dates for upcoming club meetings and events:

August 16, 12:00pm, speaker will be Tracy Wilson re: What W3 is doing.

Our next general member meeting will be this week, Tuesday July 19 at 12 Noon, in UC 261.

!!! A Call for 2016-17 Club Officers.Seriously, who’s willing to be President for 2016-17, or President-elect for 2017-18, or Vice-President for 2016-17? That’s really all we need for new officers at this time.

I have received word from two club members they would be willing/able to be on the board as an officer or general board member next year, depending upon what time of day the monthly board meetings are held. Also, Jan Olson, Kate Ksobiech and Ken Ksobiech have all indicated they would be willing to continue on the board in their current officer roles. I WILL continue on the board as past-president and will be more than willing to assist with weekly emails, web site updates and Facebook postings. So…what would YOU like to do next year to contribute? We only need three new people. Perhaps one that you’ve not held in the past? Please begin volunteering to be an officer for 2016-17. Contact me or Kim Adams if you’re willing to be an officer for next year. “Many hands make light work.”!!!

Current events needing helpers:

NFL “FUND CRAZR” RAFFLE TICKETS!! We are now selling the final 50 of 200 total tickets for this year’s NFL Fund Crazr raffle. Please return any money for sold tickets, and the ticket stubs, to me as soon as possible. If you can’t sell all the tickets you presently have, I will be able to give them to other club members who have “sold out” their own set(s) of tickets. All sold ticket stubs and unsold tickets must be returned to the SWIS District before August 28. 100 sold tickets will net the club $1,200. 150 sold tickets will net the club $1,800. 200 tickets sold will net the club $2,400. If you haven’t bought one for yourself yet, contact me to do so. There are about 20 club members who could simply buy one ticket each and we would have nearly half of the final bundle of tickets sold.

Warhawk Football Ticket Taking. You all should have received an email from Frank Bartlett with sign up dates/times for taking tickets at this fall’s games (thanks Frank!!).

No weekly email update from me next week, I’ll be on vacation! (But if anyone else wishes to send out an email to keep us up-to-date, feel free to do so!)

!!! A Call for 2016-17 Club Officers.Seriously, who’s willing to be an officer for 2016-17? It’s time to create the slate of officers for 2016-17. I have received word from two club members they would be willing/able to be on the board as an officer or general board member next year, depending upon what time of day the monthly board meetings are held. I also want to let everyone know that I WILL continue on the board as past-president and will be more than willing to assist with weekly emails, web site updates and Facebook postings. So…what would YOU like to do next year to contribute? Perhaps one that you’ve not held in the past? Please begin volunteering to be an officer for 2016-17. Contact me or Kim Adams if you’re willing to be an officer for next year. “Many hands make light work.”!!!

***Jefferson County Fair Ticket selling.*** Sign for ticket selling is going very well. There are still 5 slots that could be filled. Please review the signup sheet at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SDeuVZwl_Z75zxa8SxXP8PkcJTJoZetuZbEczlfXcnQ/edit?usp=sharing. The Club receives payment from the Jefferson County Fair for each hour that we have a club member working at the various gates. One day of work with all of the shifts filled can really help the club budget. If you have trouble opening this spreadsheet, let me know what shifts you can work and I’ll add your name.

NFL “FUND CRAZR” RAFFLE TICKETS!! Sales appear to be going well. We have distributed all 100 of the first 100 tickets we received. I’ve also received an additional 50 tickets, but only 33 of those tickets are still available. We’ve received money for 41 of the tickets so far. Who still needs tickets? How about buying one for yourself?

For those of you who have picked up tickets for sale, please return any money for sold tickets, and the ticket stubs, to me as soon as possible. If you can’t sell all the tickets you presently have, I may be able to give them to other club members who have “sold out” their own set(s) of tickets. All sold ticket stubs and unsold tickets must be returned to the SWIS District before August 28. 100 sold tickets will net the club $1,200. 150 sold tickets will net the club $1,800. Selling all 150 tickets will help make us some of the lost revenue from the Gyro Stand.

Our Exec Board message to the public about canceling the Gyro Stand for this past weekend has generated interest from at least one member from the community about possibly joining the club. I also spoke with two of my neighbors this past weekend about the club and they both expressed interest in possibly joining. I’ll continue to follow up with all three, plus a UW-W staff member.

Our general member meeting this week will be Tuesday night, June 28, at 5:00pm at Jessica’s Restaurant!! See you there.

!!! A Call for 2016-17 Club Officers.Seriously, who’s willing to be an officer for 2016-17? It’s time to create the slate of officers for 2016-17. I have received word from two club members they would be willing/able to be on the board as an officer or general board member next year, depending upon what time of day the monthly board meetings are held. I also want to let everyone know that I WILL continue on the board as past-president and will be more than willing to assist with weekly emails, web site updates and Facebook postings. So…what would YOU like to do next year to contribute? Perhaps one that you’ve not held in the past? Please begin volunteering to be an officer for 2016-17. Contact me or Kim Adams if you’re willing to be an officer for next year. “Many hands make light work.”!!!

***Gyro Stand.*** While we have canceled the stand for 2016, I don’t want to say it’s totally dead and gone. A couple of you have already shared ideas regarding how we might be able to streamline operations in the future to try and get staffing down to 4 per shift or even 3 people per shift during slower times. Any and all ideas are worth discussing. We’ll do more brainstorming tomorrow night at the evening meeting.

I want to share with you part of the message the exec board received from Duane Dickens last Friday after I announced the cancelation of this year’s Gyro Stand. “I was thinking the other day that this year would have been the 35th year of the Gyro Stand at the 4th of July event. I want to thank all the folks that have been involved and have worked the Gyro Stand over all those years. Maybe this year I can actually watch the complete parade.” Duane & Barb, I hope you can enjoy the entire parade also this year.

Upcoming events needing helpers:

***Jefferson County Fair Ticket selling.*** Sign for ticket selling is going very well. 33 of the 38 slots have been taken. Please review the signup sheet at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SDeuVZwl_Z75zxa8SxXP8PkcJTJoZetuZbEczlfXcnQ/edit?usp=sharing. The Club receives payment from the Jefferson County Fair for each hour that we have a club member working at the various gates. One day of work with all of the shifts filled can really help the club budget. If you have trouble opening this spreadsheet, let me know what shifts you can work and I’ll add your name.

NFL “FUND CRAZR” RAFFLE TICKETS!! We have sold (or are still selling) all 100 of the first 100 tickets we received. We’ve received money for 33 of the tickets so far. Please return any money for sold tickets, and the ticket stubs, to me as soon as possible. If you can’t sell all the tickets you presently have, I may be able to give them to other club members who have “sold out” their own set(s) of tickets. I’ve also asked Fred Dorn for an additional 50 tickets and hope the additional tickets will be here by next week. All sold ticket stubs and unsold tickets must be returned to the SWIS District before August 28. 100 sold tickets will net the club $1,200. 150 sold tickets will net the club $1,800.

< No club meeting of any type this week due to “Plan-it Purple” (again) in the UC utilizing all available meeting rooms! >

!!! A Call for 2016-17 Club Officers. It’s time to create the slate of officers for 2016-17. I have received word from two club members they would be willing/able to be on the board as an officer or general board member next year, depending upon what time of day the monthly board meetings are held. I also want to let everyone know that I WILL continue on the board as past-president and will be more than willing to assist with weekly emails, web site updates and Facebook postings. So…what would YOU like to do next year to contribute? Perhaps one that you’ve not held in the past? Please begin volunteering to be an officer for 2016-17. Contact me or Kim Adams if you’re willing to be an officer for next year. “Many hands make light work.”!!!

NFL “FUND CRAZR” RAFFLE TICKETS!! You can still pick up tickets for selling. We have sold (or are still selling) 90 of the 100 tickets we received. Selling all 100 tickets will earn the club $1,200. I’m keeping a list, by ticket number, of who has picked up tickets to sell. I’ll bring the tickets with me to our next meetings until they are gone. If you know you can sell tickets but can’t be at the next meeting, let me know and I’ll set aside whatever number you want/need to sell. All sold ticket stubs and unsold tickets must be returned to the SWIS District before August 28.

Upcoming events needing helpers:

***Gyro Stand.*** I’m still waiting to see how work shift signup goes over the next 2-3 days. If you have trouble opening this spreadsheet, let me know what shifts you can work and I’ll add your name. I’ll keep you posted what is decided this week.

***Jefferson County Fair Ticket selling.*** Sign for ticket selling is going very well. 32 of the 38 slots have been taken. Please review the signup sheet. If you can’t help with the Gyro Stand, perhaps this is the event you can help with. The Club receives payment from the Jefferson County Fair for each hour that we have a club member working at the various gates. One day of work with all of the shifts filled can really help the club budget. If you have trouble opening this spreadsheet, let me know what shifts you can work and I’ll add your name.

–> If we don’t do the Gyro Stand could/should we sell more NFL “Fund Crazer” raffle tickets? <–

Dates for upcoming club meetings and events:

Tuesday, June 21, No meeting due to UW-W “Plan-it Purple” use of entire University Center for the day.